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Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest players ever to have played the game of basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend was a man mountain who used his size advantage to the fullest. Shaq dominated players in the low post area and would easily get to the basket. He was dominant on the defensive end too and would easily block shots due to his height advantage.

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Shaq also had a great personality. Everywhere he went, he was loved by fans and media alike. After he retired in 2011, his over-the-top personality helped him establish his media career. Right now, he is a basketball analyst for NBA on TNT on Turner Sports. Shaq also launched a podcast, ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’. On his podcast, he talks about anything and everything.

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On a recent episode, Shaq was asked to comment on another podcast that had some very pointy observations on women. The host of the other podcast said that women gave too much importance to their careers and hence were single long after. When asked, Shaq said, “I am not gonna answer that… due to the sensitive backlashians…there is a whole clan out there that gets sensitive. I am not gonna answer that.

Shaq – A unicorn of a player

The league had never seen anything like Shaq when he entered the league. His combination of mammoth size and fast footwork terrorized defenders. Big players couldn’t stay with him because of his quickness and Shaq bounced the smaller players around due to his size.

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He changed the Orlando Magic franchise around during his four-year stay with them. He led them to the franchise’s first NBA Finals in 1995.

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Shaq won four NBA Championships across with two teams. His first three NBA Championships came with the Los Angeles Lakers where he won three NBA Finals MVPs for his efforts. He left the Lakers for Miami Heat in 2004. Along with Dwyane Wade, he won another NBA Championship in 2006. Let us know in the comments below your favorite Shaq memory.

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Nirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them. A Business Economics graduate from the University of Delhi, Nirjhar eventually dreams of working with a sports franchise either in India or abroad in a management role. He is also a die-hard MS Dhoni and Roger Federer fan and is of the opinion that Josh Allen is currently the best QB in the NFL.

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